Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 20 Issue 1

The relationship between management attributes and accounting comparability

Maryam Seifzadeh, Mahdi Salehi, Mohammadhamed Khanmohammadi, Bizhan Abedini

This study aims to concern about the relationship between management managerial attributes (management entrenchment, narcissism and overconfidence of the chief executive officer…

Exploring investment paradigm in urban office space management: perspectives from coworking space investors in Nigeria

Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, Job Taiwo Gbadegesin, Theophilus Olugbenga Babatunde, Cyril Ayodele Ajayi

Coworking space had been a trajectory in the commercial space operation and management globally. Commercial coworking/tenancy space is confronted with an unexpected shift. This…

The impact of COVID-19 on office space utilization and real-estate: a case study about teleworking in Israel as new normal

Michael Naor, Gavriel David Pinto, Amir Israel Hakakian, Akiva Jacobs

This study aims to investigate whether the shift to teleworking during COVID-19 pandemic is going to diminish the need to procure/rent extensive office space and how this emerging…

Fire risk of apparel manufacturing buildings in Sri Lanka

R.M.D.I.M. Rathnayake, P. Sridarran, M.D.T.E. Abeynayake

The total essence of apparel manufacturing buildings (AMBs) is highly influenced by fire incidents which are caused direct or indirect impacts to the present building structure or…

The relationship between auditor characteristics and fraud detection

Jalil Khaksar, Mahdi Salehi, Mahmoud Lari DashtBayaz

This paper aims to analyze the relationship between the following auditor's characteristics with detecting frauds in the listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange.

The relationship between management entrenchment and financial statement fraud

Maryam Seifzadeh, Raha Rajaeei, Arezao Allahbakhsh

This study aims to assess the relationship between managerial entrenchment and the chance of fraud in financial statements, which are the only available source for shareholders’…

Maintenance of public hospital buildings in Nigeria – an assessment of current practices and policy options

Andrew Ebekozien, Okechukwu Saviour Dominic Duru, Okhatie Emmanuel Dako

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the declining conditions of many of the hospital buildings, especially in developing countries. Past studies have shown inadequate…